Cyst update

We went to the doctor Nov 2 to check up on the cyst. The great news is that it has shrunk by half! We were both very relieved to see that it is has gone down naturally.

JET Jr is heathy, all 10 fingers and toes, and everything is developing right on track. Emily goes through her "sick" stages. She will have a few days of feeling normal, and then BAM, back to puking. She rotates from morning sickness to night sickness, there doesn't seem to be any reason for the timing of sickness. It comes on quick: she eats something, drinks some water and then she is back to normal.

She is still not showing much of a "baby bump." We are both ready for that. It makes it easier to explain why she is puking in the middle of the day. We went down to a wedding in Bentonville, Arkansas a few weeks back. On Friday most of us went out and stayed out late, and quite a few of us where hurting by wedding time. Poor Emily has to step out of the wedding in the middle to go throw up, and since she doesn't look pregnant, I am sure people just assumed she was hung over.

Thanks for reading the update....keep on keeping on.

update

Excitement has begun to grow in the Tyler household. JET Jr is growing finger nails and tooth buds, he/she is a little person.

The excitement is hindered by Emily's constant nausea. She throws up almost every morning, and night. We just drove down to Arkansas for a wedding, and as long as she is driving, she does okay in the car. We had to step out of the wedding for her to vomit, and then again at the reception. But, she is a hell of a trooper, she vomits and keeps on trucking. If I have a head ache, I am down for a week crying and asking for Chicken Noodle Soup. Emily just vomits and rolls on.

Wednesday marks the beginning of the 2nd trimester, and we are hoping that things will get better for her. Her Mom was sick all 9 months, for all 3 kids.

The office is 90% cleared out, just waiting for AT &T to move the phone line into the lounge, and once that is completed, we are moving one of the guest rooms into the office and the nursery will be open for business (meaning you can start sending lots and lots of gifts)

The cyst is holding on just fine, no problems with that, we will go back to the doctor in a few weeks to see if the cyst has gone down, and get to see JET Jr move around again.

For me, it is beginning to get more real every day. And I think once we get the nursery emptied out with a crib, it will sink in even more.

Keep on Keeping on.....

11 week Doctor appointment

We went back to our doctor today to check on Emily's cyst. The cyst is still there, but it did go down 1 CM, which is a good sign. Our Dr does not seem at all worried about it at this time, and seems to think that it will just go away on it's own. We learned that it is fairly common and nothing to worry about. As I mentioned last week, there is not danger to JET Jr or to Emily, if it burst or twist her ovary, she will be in a lot of pain, which is not a strong likelihood. She is still not able to exercise or lift heavy objects, just walk.

Emily was feeling better for about a week, then last Friday she struggle. Car rides are tough on her, and we were in the car for 10 hours over 2 days. We had to pull over 1/2 way to KC so she could vomit. She is back to waking up in the middle of the night to vomit. I feel so useless, so I end up just yelling at her for waking me up and make her clean her own mess up. Just kidding. Calm down everyone. She is quite the trooper though. She throws up, and just keeps on moving. Neither one of us ever seem to stop moving, puking be damned.

On a much happier note: we did get to see JET Jr move today. It was amazing to see JET Jr stretch and move around, it seems so much more real. Jet Jr has little arms and legs and eyes that are still covered with skin, but will soon open up.

Nothing around the house has changed too much, still trying to sell the desk so we can switch rooms around. A parent on my soccer team did give us a soccer ball baby toy, which is our first baby gift.

Thanks for all the cards and kind words. We will keep you updated. Until next time: Keep on Keeping on......

10 weeks

Things have been getting a little better around the household. Emily is slowly starting to feel better. She feels crampy most of the time, but the vomiting has seem to slow down. I was beginning to worry that this might be a long 9 months.

The office is packed up, just trying to sell the desk so we can move the guest bedroom into my old office.

Last week a friend, Doug, donated all his old baby toys for us, which was AMAZING!

Cyst

Our Doctor called today and informed us that Emily has a cyst full of water on her ovary that is 8 cm. There is no direct danger to her, or to JET Jr, but it will be a lot of pain if it burst and she will have to be rushed to the ER. This means she can not run, exercise or lift heavy items.

We go back to the doctor on Oct 5 for another ultrasound to make sure the cyst is going away. If it is over 10 cm, then she will have to have it surgically removed, which again, does not cause any major concern, according to the doctor.

The main worry now is that it goes away and does not burst.

That's all we have for now. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Heart Beat

Today Emily and I heard JET Jr's heart beat for the very first time! It is slowly starting to sink in that we are going to be parents. April 27th is the target due date: we are 8 weeks in now.

Emily has been feeling sick for over a week. She is constantly eating just to keep from being sick, even when she is not hungry. Her energy is very low and currently she is tired most of the time, which we have been told she will get her energy back in the 2nd trimester, which is what we are hoping for. She keeps on trucking away and fighting through the sickness. She is still not showing and I think when she starts showing it will become more real.

I have slowly started to pack up my office in lou of the baby. Since I don't work from home any more, there is no need for me to have an entire room, and it is important to us to have 2 guest bedrooms now so all of our friends can come see JET Jr! in the 20th week, we will find out the sex of the baby and the nursery will be going full steam.

That is the update as of now.

We are going to parents

Just in case you have not heard the good news, Emily and I are going to be Parents! And as you could imagine, we are very excited. We go to the Doctor on September 14th to get a better idea of a due date, but as of now, we are looking at April 27th, 2011. It has not really sank in too much for either of us yet, but it soon will.

Emily just started morning sickness, and over all queasiness Friday, no vomiting yet, so always something positive.

I will be updating this blog more often now, but mainly it will be JET Jr. (Josh & Emily Tyler) news and updates. In case you have not seen the video of us telling people...here it is.